This
Monday, the official account of the manga World Trigger announced
a new pause in its publication due to the state of health of its author, Daisuke
Ashihara. As a result, a new chapter will not be published in the next
issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine, which will
come out on August 4. The work is scheduled to return in the magazine's
October issue, scheduled for September 4.
A
history of recurring pauses
It is not
the first time that the manga has gone on hiatus. Earlier this year, Ashihara
took a break in January to focus on the next compilation
volume, and then extended the hiatus in February for medical
reasons. The manga returned with a new chapter in the April issue,
published on March 4.
In August
2023 and again in January 2024, the series was also
stopped for the same reason: the author's delicate state of health.
A
journey that has had ups and downs
World
Trigger debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine in 2013.
However, a pause in November 2016 marked a critical point for
Ashihara's physical problems. The series briefly returned in October
2018 for five issues, before moving permanently to Jump SQ. in December
2018. Volume 28 of the manga was published in Japan on February 4.
Currently,
both Viz Media and MANGA Plus publish the
series digitally, simultaneously. Viz Media also distributes the print version.
From
cartoons to stage and television
The anime's
first season premiered in October 2014, followed by a sequel
in October 2015. The English dub began airing
in February 2020. The second season arrived in January 2021 with
a total of 12 episodes, while the third season premiered in October
2021 within TV Asahi's NUMAnimation block.
Both have
English dubbing and were broadcast simultaneously with their broadcast in Japan
through an anime platform.
The saga
also conquers the stage
In addition
to anime, World Trigger has been adapted for the stage with several stage
plays. The first production was presented between November and December
2021, followed by a second in August 2022 and a third
in August 2023.
The fourth
staging, based on the "Invasion of Galopoula" arc, was
presented in October and November 2024 in Tokyo, Osaka
and Fukuoka. The fifth stage adaptation, which covers the "Final
Battle of Rank B" arc, was made between April and May of this
year.
